As a leading pediatric orthopedic center, TSRHC has treated more than 245,000 children since its inception, with more than 40,000 clinic visits each year. The hospital takes a multidisciplinary approach to care, tailoring treatment to the individual needs of each child and family.

TSRHC is proud of the healing, hope and happiness we have shared with thousands of patients and their families. At TSRHC, every staff member is dedicated to creating a positive hospital experience for our patients – so that they can create their own experiences out in the world.

Within a unique caring environment, patients at TSRHC benefit from a world-renowned medical staff and the promise of a brighter future, through the research and innovation driven by the hospitals five centers of excellence. TSRHC is consistently recognized as one of the premiere pediatric orthopedic hospitals in the world.

Published Journal Articles

The Medical Staff and Research personnel at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children publish regularly in well-known and prestigious orthopedic journals throughout the year. It is our published research, which guide our physicians through important clinical decision making to provide the best care possible for our patients. Below is a snapshot of just a few of our Medical and Research staff published work.

This article discusses whether or not a PAO is a safe and powerful technique to fix acetabular dysplasia in adolescent patients. The research conducted is looking further into whether there is high incidence of stress fractures at the Ischio-pubic junction (IPJ – the bottom part of the pelvis that meets the middle) after a PAO surgery.

This article discusses the presence of psychological education and counseling for patients going through hip preservation surgery and whether or not it will help with overall surgical outcomes. Patients who have to go through hip preservation surgery usually present with chronic pain, which can negatively affect them psychologically, as well as, show negative surgical outcomes. This study shows that the presence of psychological education and counseling prior to surgery helps the overall health of the child after surgery: reduced anxiety, school problems, and social stress and increase in mobility and return to activity.

This article discusses the effectiveness of using the modified Waldenström classification system – a standardized way to classify the stages of Perthes disease. The study used interobserver and intraobserver reliability (assesses the consistency of a measure from one time to another) to understand whether or not using this classification system was reliable in determining outcomes for the disease. The article reports on a large and diverse group of pediatric orthopedic surgeons using the modified Waldenström classification system.